Jianbao Lingyan

Waking up the next morning, Xu Wei went out to exercise as if at home, jogging along the entire Gui family manor, and then came back to have breakfast with the Gui family.

Originally, Xu Er ate by himself, but the old man Gui came back, so the whole family has been eating together these few days.

After eating, Wang Shuai dragged Xu You to a corner, "Where did you go just now, I went looking for you but couldn't find you."

"Running, what's the matter?" Xu Wei asked suspiciously, "By the way, is there any news about those two paintings that day?"

"Yes." At this point, Wang Shuai became excited. "Let me tell you, it was really lively this morning. Guess what? These two paintings are legendary."

When Wang Shuai talked about the key point, he actually played tricks and mobilized all Xu Er's curiosity.

"What's going on, I took a look at it from a distance at the time, and it feels like it should be an old antique."

"It is indeed an ancient relic, two identical ancient relics." When Wang Shuai said this, he looked around mysteriously, "Let me tell you, the name of those two paintings is "Picture of Dwelling in Yi'an Mountain" and it was painted in the Ming Dynasty. It is a representative work of the Wumen School of Painting."

Speaking of this, Wang Shuai paused again, "But a calligraphy and painting appraiser came this morning. He has studied the paper of various eras very well. When he came here, he could tell that the paper of these two paintings was from the Qing Dynasty. Mid-term technology, so those two paintings are not authentic at all."

None of them are authentic, all imitations?

"Can't you?"

"It's true. Later, the appraiser found a hidden inscription in the lower right corner of the two paintings, which belonged to Master Lu." At this point, Wang Shuai's eyes were full of resentment, "It's really a scourge. Millennium."

Master Lu, Xu You once heard rumors about this person from Mr. Zhang.

A very famous counterfeiter who was active in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China used his unique skills to replace many treasures in the Forbidden City, and was not discovered until after the founding of the People's Republic of China.

However, Master Lu's works will leave a tortoise-shaped signature in a relatively inconspicuous place.

Wang Shuai once bought a work by Master Lu. The price of a painting fell from 80 yuan when he bought it to a friendship price of 2 yuan in an instant, which caused Wang Shuai a heavy loss.

"I'm guessing that these two paintings have been collected as genuine works before that. If those two unlucky bastards hadn't bought them back as birthday gifts for the old man, these two paintings might have continued to be collected as genuine works. and resale."

It’s no wonder that the works of the same author are like long-lost relatives, sticking together as soon as they meet.

Thinking about the strange phenomenon he saw yesterday, Xu You nodded in understanding.

"How is it? It's amazing?" Wang Shuai said here, seductively bewitching: "Actually, there is more exciting news, you will never think of it." With a curious look on his face, he continued, "I heard that the two of you bought the paintings at the same store. The old man has already sent someone to that store early this morning."

As long as the owner of the antique shop has a little common sense, she will know that there is something wrong with the two paintings, but she still sold the paintings, and bought them to two cousins.

It's easy for people to think of it as a conspiracy. Even someone like Xu Wei felt that something was wrong, let alone the old man Gui who had experienced many battles.

When the incident happened here, it was no longer accessible to Xu Wei or Wang Shuai, so the two bid farewell to Mrs. Gui tactfully, booked a ticket within two days, and returned to Shanghai.

The first thing Xu You did when he returned to Shanghai was to go to his third uncle's house and bring Dashan and Xiaobai home.

From the place of third uncle Xu Yanzhen, Xu Wei got a piece of news that his father Xu Yanbin was about to bring his wife Liu Yunhua and younger brother Xu Qian to Shanghai, and they planned to open their small restaurant there.

Xu Wei was a little indifferent. Anyone who runs a restaurant in Shanghai does not have one or two unique skills. Both of his father and Liu Yunhua have no talent in cooking. How can they open a restaurant when they come?

But Xu Yanzhen told Xu Er not to worry, he took care of it.

My second brother was obviously a good person when he was a child, but now this person has become what he is now for some reason, but after all, they are brothers, Xu Yanzhen thought, and then he will help open a grocery store or something , so that their husband and wife can maintain their lives.

Xu You was very depressed, he couldn't express his breath in his heart, and his whole body was listless.

Mr. Guo didn't think it was a problem. Although he knew about the mess in his little disciple's house, he couldn't help him as an outsider, so he simply found a reason and sent Xu Wei to the Central Plains. Let him relax and come back when things are settled.

Xi'an, the famous ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, has a history of more than 7000 years of civilization, a history of more than 3100 years of city construction, and a history of more than 1100 years of capital establishment. It is the starting point of the Silk Road.

Mr. Guo asked Xu Yi to come to a college exchange meeting, which lasted for a month.During this month, although Xu You had nothing to do, he had to stay nearby, ready to attend seminars and fellowships at any time.

However, these two activities are not Xu Wei's favorite activities.

But the only advantage of coming here is that the cultural history here has a long history, and every inch of land here always has its own legend.

It is said that in any place in Xi'an, if you dig three feet into the ground, you can find some ancient utensils, ranging from a copper coin to a Buddha's head, everything may appear.

Therefore, in Xi'an, digging more than 600 meters requires government approval, and everything dug up must be handed over to the relevant departments.

Xi'an Antique City is the largest antique city in the Central Plains that has just been built in the past two years. It has two trading halls and more than 400 cultural relic shops.

Xu Er is wandering here now, wandering aimlessly.

There are small objects with dots of white light everywhere. So far, Xu You hasn't seen anything that makes him catch his eye, but Xu Wei is still interested.

Until I came to a shop specializing in antique calligraphy and painting, there was a "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains" hanging outside the door to attract customers, which attracted Xu Er's attention.

With the faint yellow halo of adult arms, this painting is well preserved as a whole.

In fact, if this painting hadn't been "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains", it would have been sold long ago.

In fact, this is not the first time Xu Wei has seen this kind of thing, just like the Chenghua Doucai Dragon Jar that he bought in Xiangjiang before, it is obviously a fake, but it has a very beautiful halo, which made the Xu You, who still didn't know the situation, bought it back as the real thing.

If it wasn't for the fact that the dream in the jar was still useful, then Xu Wei's drilling would have been a complete loss of money.

As for the "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains" this time, it aroused Xu Wei's interest.

A fake painting can have such a big halo. I think it was often admired by the owner as a treasure.

So, what kind of dream will this painting have?Xu You was very curious.

"Boss, your "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains" is not bad. Is it a painting? I don't want printed things." Xu You walked into this small shop with the appearance of a young man who seemed to understand.

"It's a painting, it's definitely a painting. This "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains" is an imitation of the Qing Dynasty. If you look at the paper, it's starting to turn yellow. With this thickness, it's paper from the mid-Qing Dynasty. This is mine. It was collected from a country family, which used to be a famous big landowner.” The boss was a man in his 30s, wearing a big vest and a towel around his neck.

It's clearly autumn, but this boss looks like he's still living in summer.

"Sure, how much?"

"Fifty thousand, although it's not the real thing, it's also an imitation from the Qing Dynasty, and it's also an antique." The boss saw that Xu Wei really wanted to buy it, so he stepped forward to greet him.

"It's too expensive. I want to buy it back to decorate the room. It's five thousand. It's obviously a fake. Even if it's from the Ming Dynasty, it's still a fake."

This is very layman's words, just like several emperors in the early Qing Dynasty liked to imitate the porcelain of the previous dynasty. Every piece of porcelain handed down to this day is worth a hundred times.

"Little brother, what you said is not nice. How about it, 4 yuan, let's make friends." The boss has also worked in Baozhai for many years, so he naturally knows the psychology of customers.

After going back and forth, the two finally settled the deal for 7000 yuan.

Xu You put away the paintings, and then continued to stroll around the antique city for a while, seeing that it was a bit late, after all, she had just arrived here, Xu You didn't dare to play too late, so she walked back.

After leaving the antique city, I took the subway and returned to the guest house arranged by the school.

The hostel of Xida University didn't care about food, so Xu You had to go out to find food by himself. Fortunately, because it was near the university, there was everything, so Xu You couldn't go hungry.

Back at the guest house at night, Xu You picked up the painting on the bedside, turned on the light, opened the scroll, and studied it carefully.

As far as the paper is concerned, this paper is indeed made in the middle of the Qing Dynasty, but this does not mean that the painting is from that era.In terms of brushwork and materials, Xu Wei judged that it should be from the early Republic of China.

As for the others, Xu You can't see anything. After all, his own research on calligraphy and painting is very superficial, and he only knows a little bit.

After looking at it for a long time, when Xu You couldn't see anything anymore, Xu Wei 'scanned' this painting into his mind, intending to compare it with other works that he had 'scanned' in his mind.

But this scan really made new discoveries.

In the lower left corner of the painting, in a very inconspicuous place, there is a concealed signature with a signature that resembles a tortoise.

Master Lu!

After Xu Er saw the picture, he immediately thought of the culprit who caused him to leave the Philippines in a hurry.

It's really lingering, you can meet it anywhere.

However, for more than 1 yuan, it is quite cost-effective to buy a work by Master Lu.

After all, Master Lu's works have always been sold as genuine products, and this Master Lu has always had an eye above the top. Ordinary works cannot be seen by the elderly at all. All the works he copied and imitated are all treasures of famous masters, which can be called The batch of national treasures.

Not only that, Master Lu's works have always been exquisite in workmanship, confusing the real with the fake.

So, Xu You thought to himself mockingly, in fact, in a sense, he missed something again today.